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Qik Premium Adds Higher Quality Transcoding – Available Exclusively at Nokia’s Ovi Store

Mark Guim — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:16:23 +0000

If you have been live streaming videos from Qik on your Nokia phones, then you might like to know that Qik Premium was released today exclusively for the Ovi store. It gives you the ability to save your videos from qik.com in the mpeg-4 format, higher quality transcoding, and access to upcoming features. It is [...]

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Nokia N900 Preview of Qik

Mark Guim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:15:49 +0000

You probably already know that Qik lets you stream video live from your phone. In case you need a reminder, I met the cofounder, Bhaskar Roy, at the Nokia N900 NYC meetup and asked him to give The Nokia Blog viewers a demo. Take a look. You can also watch this video in HD on [...]

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Nokia N97 Live Video Tests with Qik

Mark Guim — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:43:01 +0000

I woke up early Saturday to play basketball and saw one of my buddies set up a pocket HD camcorder to get some video from the games. This reminded me that I can take videos on the spot and share with my friends (almost) live from my Nokia phone with Qik. Convenience If my buddy [...]

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Qik Connects With Facebook – Upload Videos and Update Status

Mark Guim — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:58:12 +0000

I love Qik because it lets me share live video streams direct from my Nokia phone. I used it to stream my civil wedding a few months ago. On Monday, they added new features that make them even better to use with my Nokia phones. They connected with Facebook! When you add Facebook as a [...]

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I Got Married And Streamed Live With Nokia N85

Mark Guim — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:24:38 +0000

Last Friday, Sheila and I went to the City Clerk’s office and got married. There were only six people in the room, but a few more people saw the short ceremony live. I asked her dad to hold the Nokia N85 to stream the event using the Qik application. Just like our engagement, I also [...]

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Vlog: Qik Update .0898 Restores Videos

Mark Guim — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:17:30 +0000

I just noticed that Qik got updated to version .0898 while setting it up on the Nokia E71. One change I see is that it uploads restored files. I don’t exactly know what restored files are, but I’m guessing they are videos that did not get fully uploaded and Qik tries to resume it. I [...]

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Best Ways to Use Twitter With Nokia Phones

Mark Guim — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:16:31 +0000

If you’re one of the millions of people using Twitter, I’ll tell you the best ways to use it with your recent Nokia or S60 phone. I’ll show you what applications to use and how you can show location, videos, and pictures with your tweets. Application For Twitter A common question I see is what [...]

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How To: Live Video Stream On Twitter Using Qik On Nokia Phone

Mark Guim — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:09:01 +0000

It’s unbelievable what our phones can do. We know lots of people tweet what they’re doing on Twitter, but with the addition of a Nokia phone and the Qik service, you can SHOW people what you’re doing right now. This is possible by automatically letting Twitter know whenever you start streaming on Qik. I’ll show [...]

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Vlog: Qik Tip – Streamed Videos Are Saved in the Gallery

Ninong Brown — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:20 +0000

Have you ever recorded a live video stream via Qik that you also wanted to upload on Facebook? Don’t want to have to download the video off the Qik website on your laptop or your phone? Can’t install the live player on your site? Well, upgrade to the new version and see what’s what. The [...]

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Live Vlog: Stream Live and Talk To Your Viewers With the Nokia Nseries

Mark Guim — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:10:53 +0000

We’ve praised Qik several times here at the Nokia blog, and here’s yet another Qik post. On my way home, I started streaming live while driving and noticed a question popped out in my screen. I replied and a short live conversation proceeded! This is a feature that not many phones are capable of. As [...]

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First Hike With The Nokia N95: Castle Rock Unique Area

Mark Guim — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:40:14 +0000

I’m currently taking a hiking class and will be hiking every Sunday until May. I have the Nokia N95 NAM with me to record the hike, stream live videos, and take geotagged pictures. The first hike was in Castle Rock Unique Area in Philipstown, NY, which is about an hour and a half north of [...]

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Live Vlog: Mark at the Park

Ninong Brown — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:25:35 +0000

Here we have a bunch of asians attempting to play ball. Our dear friend Mr. Nokia Blog himself is playing. Can you spot Mark playing ball? Peep after the jumpshot. LOL, don’t hesitate to critique Mark and his game. This is presented to you by Qik running on my Nokia N95 NAM (Nokia N95-3), which [...]

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Vlog: Live Contest Results of the Ovi Stickers Giveaway

Mark Guim — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:31:20 +0000

Congratulations to Abul Hussain, also known as adonisdemon, who blogs at Symbian in Motion for winning the five Ovi stickers from last week’s giveaway. To make sure that I was not cheating on this contest, I decided to stream the video to Qik from the Nokia N95. It worked as expected. Here’s the embedded video [...]

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Review: The Many Uses of Qik

Ninong Brown — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:35:31 +0000

Qik for mobile phones is one hell of an application. As many of you know, Qik is an application that let’s you stream live feeds via your cell phone, and in my case, the Nokia N95. You might be asking yourself, “what reasons would I need this application at all?” Well, see more after the [...]

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Mobile World Congress Here I Come

Mark Guim — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:58:43 +0000

I just received confirmation that I’ll be heading to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I’m excited that Nokia and Nseries WOM World are giving me the opportunity to attend such events and share my experience with my readers. I’m looking forward to see some cool new gadgets and services related to the mobile industry. [...]

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